PDAC 2020 Convention Crosscut: Important announcement about convention attendee who tested positive for COVID-19
PDAC 2020 Convention Crosscut: Important announcement about convention attendee who tested positive for COVID-19
Dear PDAC 2020 Attendee,
Late yesterday it was learned that an attendee tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home to Sudbury, Ontario. We understand that all hospital protocols were followed for this case.
We are supporting the detailed investigation being conducted by Public Health Sudbury & Districts and Toronto Public Health of this individual's activities while at the PDAC Conference on March 2 and 3, the two days that the attendee was at the convention. Using this information public health officials carefully assess the potential health risk of people and provide follow-up guidance.
As they do for all investigations, public health actively identifies people who may have been directly exposed to COVID-19 and actively follows up with them. In general, large gatherings with transient interactions including walking by a person who may be infected with COVID-19 or briefly being in the same room with that person are considered a low risk.
The health and safety of our conference participants remains of the utmost importance to us.
It is understandable when there are uncertainties that people get concerned. Currently, public health advice remains:
Late yesterday it was learned that an attendee tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home to Sudbury, Ontario. We understand that all hospital protocols were followed for this case.
We are supporting the detailed investigation being conducted by Public Health Sudbury & Districts and Toronto Public Health of this individual's activities while at the PDAC Conference on March 2 and 3, the two days that the attendee was at the convention. Using this information public health officials carefully assess the potential health risk of people and provide follow-up guidance.
As they do for all investigations, public health actively identifies people who may have been directly exposed to COVID-19 and actively follows up with them. In general, large gatherings with transient interactions including walking by a person who may be infected with COVID-19 or briefly being in the same room with that person are considered a low risk.
The health and safety of our conference participants remains of the utmost importance to us.
It is understandable when there are uncertainties that people get concerned. Currently, public health advice remains:
- For people to wash their hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water or use an alcohol-hand sanitizer,
- Cover your mouth and nose when you cough, or sneeze,
- If you don't have a tissue, sneeze or cough in your sleeve, and
- To stay at home when you are sick.
These measures may seem simple, but they are very powerful ways to protect yourself and others from getting sick.
Since last night, we have been working with public health officials to provide detailed information so that they can follow-up directly with individuals and their close contacts.
Since last night, we have been working with public health officials to provide detailed information so that they can follow-up directly with individuals and their close contacts.
At approximately 12:00 pm EST today, Toronto Public Health released the following statement: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-
Stay up to date with the latest information by visiting our website at https://www.pdac.ca/
In the meantime, we encourage you to continue to stay informed by regularly reviewing evidence-based credible sources of information about this situation.
In the meantime, we encourage you to continue to stay informed by regularly reviewing evidence-based credible sources of information about this situation.
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